Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

तावद्वियुक्तोऽहं देवि त्वया मुक्तोऽभवं पुरा । यावद्वराहकल्पस्य चाक्षुषस्यान्तरं प्रिये

Transliteration

tāvadviyukto'haṃ devi tvayā mukto'bhavaṃ purā | yāvadvarāhakalpasya cākṣuṣasyāntaraṃ priye

Translation

So lange, o Göttin, war ich von dir getrennt; einst war ich deiner beraubt—bis zur Cākṣuṣa‑Manvantara im Varāha‑Kalpa, o Geliebte.

Word by Word

• tāvat: so long
• tāvat: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (correlative adverb: 'so long')

• viyuktaḥ: separated
• viyuktaḥ: Karta-predicative (Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + yuj (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘separated’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• muktaḥ: released
• muktaḥ: Karta-predicative (Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘released’

• abhavam: I became / I was
• abhavam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; उपसर्गः—अ (अभवम्)

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: भूतकालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• yāvat: until / as long as
• yāvat: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (correlative: 'until/as long as')

• varāha-kalpasya: of the Varāha aeon
• varāha-kalpasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varāha + kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: 'of the Varāha-kalpa')

• cākṣuṣasya: of Cākṣuṣa (Manu)
• cākṣuṣasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cākṣuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• antaram: interval / period
• antaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• priye: O beloved
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī/Śakti)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks to Devī about their long separation measured through kalpa and manvantara; the background suggests a sacred coastal kṣetra with a liṅga shrine and the ocean as a symbol of time.

Characters & Entities

• Varāha Kalpa
• Cākṣuṣa Manvantara
• Devī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It portrays divine union and separation as cosmic-scale processes, encouraging patience, faith, and a long view of dharma across time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya; the verse itself is primarily cosmological rather than topographical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.